Johannesburg - Sudanese human rights activist Osman Hummaida has died at a Johannesburg hospital.
Hummaida, a human rights activist, was the executive director of the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies.
He died of natural causes on Thursday at Sunninghill Hospital.
His wife Azza, sister Nadia and a friend were together with him, according to the organisation's website, confirming a report on SABC news.
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